The Latest: Number of nursing home deaths increases to 8
The number of deaths at a nursing home in
The office of the
The manager of a
Federal court records show the
In 1997, before Michel owned Larkin, federal prosecutors say he and others participated in a kickback scheme that involved paying doctors for referrals and admission to
The case was settled in 2006 for
Pumps are being moved into southwest
The district also is helping
Floodwaters also are being pumped into
A
Because emergency responders were unable to make it to the scene Sunday, Watkins had to give birth in a
The couple discussed the ordeal during a news conference Wednesday while Watkins held her newborn daughter.
Watkins says she never considered naming her daughter Irma.
An
She and her family crisscrossed
But Irma was so wide the storm reached across the whole state and hit them there.
She describes struggling to find hotels with vacancies and restaurants that were open.
In
The owners said they weren't open but were just there to check for any damage. Still, they agreed to feed Rajkumar's family of five adults and two teenagers. She says the search for food was a surprising sight in a country known for its hot dog eating contests and supersized Slurpees.
The number of
More than 510,000 customers of
Irma killed two people in
A
Hatfield claimed her prize on Tuesday. She is already on her way back to
Authorities are working to check on other assisted living and retirement communities after six patients at a sweltering
The patients who died were from the
At
Rescue crews from several area municipalities were going door to door in 94-degree heat to perform welfare checks, and a massive water, ice and meal distribution plan was already enacted.
Gov.
Authorities say a 55-year-old
The
An autopsy performed Tuesday concluded the cause of death was blunt impact to his head, including skull fractures, brain bruising and internal bleeding.
Forest was married and worked for
His is the 20th death in the
Surviving patients are being treated for dehydration after several others died at a sweltering
Dr.
He said most patients are being treated for dehydration, respiratory distress and heat-related problems.
The rest of the nursing home's patients have also been evacuated.
Sanchez said police officers were expected to finish checking in on the city's 42 other assisted living and similar facilities early Wednesday afternoon.
Former state senator and current
Six patients have died at a
Rich said
She said the power company's priorities "are messed up."
She said she hasn't been satisfied with
"They're saying that some of these places may not be up for a week or two," she said. "These people can't survive that."
A
At the
A tiny green sea turtle rescued by a
Hospital director
He said: "Guess her name? Irma."
President
Spokeswoman
Nearly all of the state was engulfed by the massive Hurricane Irma. The number of people without has dropped to 9.5 million - just under half of
Trump visited
County officials said in said in a
Water would be turned on for two-hour spurts Wednesday morning and evening in
But water in the
They also cautioned that water remains in short supply and should be conserved.
City officials say a sixth patient from a
A news release from the city of
The rest of the center's patients were evacuated. The center has had electricity and air-conditioning problems after Irma.
Several gas stations and a hardware store have reopened in the upper
But residents still weren't being allowed past Lower Matecumbe Key.
On
Near
At
Authorities have identified a
The
Williams is among two fatalities in
A criminal investigation has been launched into the deaths of five patients at a
A total of 115 patients were evacuated from the nursing home, which lost power in the storm and had no air conditioning. Sanchez did not answer questions regarding whether a generator was running inside the place.
Paulburn Bogle, a member of the housekeeping staff, said the place had been hot but manageable the past few days. The staff used fans, put cold towels and ice on the patients and gave them cold drinks.
The center still lacks water service, and a post-storm survey has turned up some damage.
About 9,000 people work at Kennedy, most of them contractors.
Several private companies, including
Officials in the
The county's message appeared push back against more dire damage estimates from federal officials this week.
Carruthers, who lives in
Officials say damage was more severe in the areas around
After five nursing home residents died in
The streets around the center have been blocked off and a mobile command center has been set up outside.
He said crews evacuated 115 patients from the center and are in the process of evacuating another 18 patients from a nearby behavioral facility next door.
The 152-bed
Police and fire crews began evacuating the
Sharief said there are no details about the cause of the deaths. No further details were immediately available.
One of the main highways that connects
The bridge that crosses the river is just north of
The cleanup effort continues in
Utilities in
The Electric Cooperatives of
All state offices were resuming normal operating hours Wednesday.
The
Davis said the Charles Pinckney site in
Fort
One person has died in a
Police spokeswoman
It wasn't immediately known whether the resident's death was heat related or due to natural causes.
No further details were immediately available.
The number of power outages continues to drop in
Less than 600,000
The utility companies say repairs and replacement of downed powerlines could take several days.
A man was killed when a tree toppled on his house in
One person has died and three others are being treated at a hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning from an electric generator in
Officials across
In nearby
More than half of a large retirement community in
Firefighters had to remove boards from a home that caught on fire in
The homeowner told firefighters the house lost power during Hurricane Irma.
Investigators don't yet know what caused the fire. Authorities didn't identify the family.
The
French President
Macron is on a visit aimed at offering support and solidarity with struggling islanders after his government had been criticized for not doing enough to prepare and help
Macron's office said he stayed overnight on
After spending hours meeting with residents of the French side of the shared French-Dutch island of
In a visit to the affected islands, French President
He brought in much-needed food, water and medical supplies Tuesday and said officials were working to evacuate those who wanted to leave and set up much-needed services for those who choose to stay.
He said
Macron pledged to rebuild
Flooded streets remained Tuesday, and the count of damaged and totaled homes ticked upward even as some curfews were lifted, flights resumed and amusement park rides again twirled.
Crews were working to repair the lone highway connecting the Keys. Residents of some of the islands closest to
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